CANTHOCAMPTIDAE Sars, 1906, emend. Monard, 1927, Lang, 1948



AMPHIBIPERITA Fiers & Rutledge, 1990

  • Amphibiperita neotropica (Jakobi, 1956) [USA, Brazil; brackish coastal waters]


    AUSTRALOCAMPTUS Karanovic, 2004

  • Australocamptus hamondi Karanovic, 2004 [W-Australia; ground waters]
  • Australocamptus similis Karanovic, 2004 [W-Australia; ground waters]
  • Australocamptus diversus Karanovic, 2004 [W-Australia; ground waters]


    BOREOLIMELLA Huys & Thistle, 1989 [PDF]

  • Boreolimella nympha (Por, 1964) [Skagerak; muds]
  • Boreolimella dubia (Wells, 1965) [Scotland; muds]


    PUSILLARGILLUS Huys & Thistle, 1989 [PDF]

  • Pusillargillus nixe Huys & Thistle, 1989 [Israel, ?]


    PERUCAMPTUS Huys & Thistle, 1989 [PDF]

  • Perucamptus rapiens Becker, Noodt & Schriever, 1979 [north America; ?]


    DAHLAKIA Por, 1986

  • Dahlakia xenuus (Por, 1968) [Red Sea]


    PORIA Lang, 1965

  • Poria derketo (Por, 1964) [levantine and Pontic; sea waters]


    MESOPSYLLUS Por, 1960

  • Mesopsyllus atargatis Por, 1960 [Schwarzen Sea]
  • Mesopsyllus secundus (Wells, 1965) [Scotland; meiobenthos]


    PAREPACTOPHANES Kunz, 1935

  • Parepactophanes dubia Noodt, 1958 [Canarie islands; coastal waters]
    syn. of Taurocletodes dubius (Noodt, 1958)


    HEMIMESOCHRA Sars, 1920

  • Hemimesochra clavularis Sars, 1920 [Norway; psammon]


    NANNOMESOCHRA Gurney, 1932

  • Nannomesochra arupinensis (Brian, 1925) [Europe, Africa, north America, Australia; marine, wetlands]
  • Nannomesochra zavodniki Petkovski & Apostolov, 1974


    HETEROPSYLLUS T. Scott, 1894

  • Heteropsyllus confluens (Soyer, 1975) [France]
  • Heteropsyllus coreanus Nam & Lee, 2006 [Korea; interstitial] [PDF]
  • Heteropsyllus curticaudatus (Scott, 1894) [UK; marine]
  • Heteropsyllus celticus Nam & Lee, 2006 [England; interstitial] [PDF]
  • Heteropsyllus exiguus (Sars, 1911) [Norway]
  • Heteropsyllus major (Sars, 1920) [Norway; psammon]
  • Heteropsyllus masculus Kunz, 1971 [Germany]
  • Heteropsyllus meridionalis (Soyer, 1975) [France]
  • Heteropsyllus nanus (Sars, 1920) [Norway, Sweden]
  • Heteropsyllus nunni (Coull,1975) [USA]
  • Heteropsyllus pseudonunni Coull & Palmer, 1980 [USA]
  • Heteropsyllus rostratus rostratus (Sars, 1920) [north Europe; psammon]
  • Heteropsyllus rostratus similis Smirnov, 1964 [Arctic Ocean]
  • Heteropsyllus serratus Schriever. 1983

    | Key to the species of the genus Heteropsyllus (modified from Coull and Palmer 1980) |



    PSAMMOCAMPTUS Mielke, 1975

  • Psammocamptus axi Mielke, 1975 [Sylt Island, Germany; psammon]
  • Psammocamptus eckmani (Huys & Thistle, 1989)
  • Psammocamptus galapagoensis Mielke, 1997 [Galapagos; marine interstitial]
  • Psammocamptus minutus (Wells , 1965)



    Canthocamptidae incertae sedis


    TAUROCLETODES Kunz, 1975 [PDF]

  • Taurocletodes dubius (Noodt, 1958) [Canarie islands; coastal waters] [PDF]
  • Taurocletodes gallicus (Noodt, 1958)
  • Taurocletodes tumenae Karaytung & Huys, 2004 [Turkey; sandy beaches] [PDF]



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